By Eliza Popova
"Germany will continue to support Ukraine with what it needs the most - air defense, ammunition and tanks," said Germany's defense minister Boris Pistorius. They noted that the second winter assistance package will be directed to protect critical infrastructure. In particular, it will include: it was added that the total cost of assistance will be about one billion euros. Patriot is an American anti -aircraft missile complex.
It is able to simultaneously identify and recognize more than one hundred air goals. The complex is designed to cover large centers and military bases. Patriot affects goals with the help of managed missiles "Earth-Air", the maximum range is 16-40 kilometers. At the same time, the system can affect up to eight goals. The maximum range of the lesion is 40-16 kilometers. At the same time, the system can affect up to 8 goals, and it is not only planes and winged rockets, but also ballistic.
On the night of May 4, the Ukrainian military for the first time knocked the Russian hypersonic missile X-47 "dagger" with the help of Patriot Air Defense. We will remind, on October 5 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine can receive a Patriot from Germany. According to the President, the air defense system is able to knock down any Russian-made missiles.
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